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Rafael Mandelmann unanimously elected president of San Francisco Board of Supervisors
Summary
At the Board of Supervisors' Jan. 8 inaugural meeting, Supervisor Rafael Mandelmann was elected president by an 11-0 vote. The election follows the swearing-in of newly elected supervisors and comes as the city faces a roughly $1 billion budget shortfall, officials said.
Rafael Mandelmann was unanimously elected president of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors on Jan. 8, 2025, at the board’s inaugural meeting, receiving all 11 votes cast after nominations closed.
The vote followed the swearing-in of newly elected and re-elected supervisors earlier in the session. Under the municipal charter, the board elects a president for a two-year term at its January meeting in odd-numbered years; Mandelmann will serve that term, colleagues said during the meeting.
Supervisor Mark Dorsey placed Mandelmann’s name into nomination, praising his long tenure and his work on housing, behavioral health and homelessness. “It is my distinct honor to place the name of Rafael Mandelmann into nomination for president of the San Francisco Board…
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